Baftarichard kendal innovation followed, a consequence of his instinct for problemsolving in. Moment, known for their highquality lenses for smartphones has launched their product campaign on kickstarter. The lens is designed for smartphones with a 28mm equivalent focal length or greater and to be used without a protective case on your phone. An anamorphic adapter lens by moondog labs gives the movie tangerine a cinematic feel. Moment launches anamorphic lens and other gear for smartphone.
Anamorphic lenses can deform the projection image through the lens to meet the need of a wider screen. However, due to the wider aspect ratio of digital sensors compared to 35mm film, 2x anamorphic lenses produce a superwide 3. His innovations include a heated camera eyepiece to prevent misting, the ladderpod and moy bazooka tripods, various video assist setups and the mitchell vitesse geared head. Mar 29, 2018 and for those wondering how stills work out with anamorphic lenses on the iphone check out this set of pics on my flickr link below. With fast and capable slr prime lenses cheaply available, many inferior anamorphic glass smears at fast apertures unless you stop down to f5. Until recently, anamorphic capture was available only to professionals with tens of thousands of dollars to spend on lenses. Dec 20, 2011 his move into film was assured after oliver. Heres the cameras used to shoot 40 toronto festival. Anamorphic lens brings hollywood look to iphone video.
Anamorphic adapter lens for iphone 55s offers a 33% wider. Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film or other visual recording media with a nonwidescreen native aspect ratio. Ultra wide with its oval bokeh, the anamorphic lens is able to capture more horizontal information, by squeezing the image. Sample video of the upcoming beastgrip pro series 1. Anamorphic lens, anamorphic lens dslr hyperion optics. Tangerine director has mixed feelings about iphone film. Front anamorphic element design, delivering true anamorphic flares and optic effects. There are ways to accomplish most of these things without using an actual anamorphic lens such as letterboxing, adding flares in post. I recently received my anamorphic lens from moondog labs which did a kickstarter on developing a anamorphic lens for the iphone. But otherwise looks ok on image stretch as per photo from my phone camera. Electronic image acquisition progress report ieee xplore. This results in unique lens flares and beautiful painted bokeh. We were pleased to see that when we used our lens with the iphone 7 plus 56mm camera at a close distance to our subject, the anamorphic lens flares were more powerful and there was a nice separationshallow depthoffield. Panavision cooke xtal xpress joe dunton camera millenium.
Dec 05, 20 iphone owners that enjoy taking photographs and video on their iphone 5 and 5s smartphones might be interested in a new iphone anamorphic adapter lens which has been created by lens creator scoot. Unfortunately, lenses and adapters are often too expensive for indies to utilize them unless of course youre a smartphone filmmaker. All of the following models i have listed are dual focus 2x anamorphic lenses. I know roger deakins is a spherical lens guy,so to say,and he prefers to shoot spherical 2. Manufacturer and rental house based in britain and north carolina, which adapts spherical lenses to anamorphic by adding a cylindrical element. Moondog labs, based out of rochester, ny, has developed an affordable 1. If you prefer you can start the search by manufacturer, as you prefer and as it is simpler. In 2014, moondog labs recognized the opportunity created by improvements in mobile device cameras, and created the first affordable anamorphic lens. A beastgrip anamorphic lens for smartphones by jose antunes. Moondog labs has brought anamorphic filmmaking to the iphone. Manufacturer and rental house based in britain and north.
Vintage anamorphic lenses do not get more characterful and beautiful than the jdc xtal xpress series. The widescreen aesthetic, the oval bokeh, the distinctive flares, the ability to render outoffocus areas as a mesmerizing mess. I shot hundreds of pics with the moondog labs lens on my iphone 6 plus and loved how they turned out. A beastgrip anamorphic lens for smartphones by jose. Im not an experienced film maker but the gist of anamorphic from what i can find is a wider field of view and cool lens flares. On compatible smartphones, the lenses can be continued. This results in unique lens flares and beautiful painted bokeh that brings an image apart from the typical spherical look. New listing lomo squarefront anamorphic nas lens set 35mm, 50mm, 75mm minty arri red sony. They sure do look great but from a side profile they are thick. The cinematic look these lenses offer has become popular amongst photographers lately. Gear iphone x moment anamorphic lens filter mount w variable nd osmo 2movi filmic pro shot. If you are patient, you can find plenty of fun lenses to dip your toes with. Its most popular lenses are the xtal xpres series pronounced crystal express, which were built by shiga optics in japan from old cooke s2s3 and panchro lenses. All aboard the juice train, an anamorphic train journey from florida.
Mar 27, 2018 moment, the maker of premium smartphone lens attachments, unveiled a filmmaker bundle tuesday that includes an anamorphic lens. The only issue i have with your current photo case lineup is they are quite large. New moment anamorphic lens iphone, pixel, and galaxy. Everything you need to know to get started shooting anamorphic.
Jun 15, 2017 anamorphic lenses have been used in some of the most famous movies of alltime, such as transformers, and now you can harness the same power with your smartphone. In this video we are taking a look at how you can get some truly cinematic footage including those sweet lens flares all with you iphone, the sandmarc anamorphic lens. Hire xtal xpress anamorphic lens set in london shoot blue. We used an iphone 7 with a ds1 gimbal for all of the motion shots and the 56mm telephoto camera on an iphone 7 plus for our handheld, closeup shots. Scheimpflug is a camera, lighting, grip, a equipment rental company that supports professional filmmakers and photographers worldwide. You can find anamorphic lenses that dont have that much of a squeeze.
Typically, your options in lenses will be of the wide angle, fisheye, macro, telephoto, and anamorphic variety. Oct 27, 20 the look of anamorphic lenses is absolutely fascinating. Moment launches anamorphic lens and other gear for. Joe dunton outstanding british contribution to cinema in. Moment anamorphic lens iphone x test footage youtube. Apr 04, 2016 anamorphic lenses are mostly used by cinematographers to get a ratio of 2. Apr 08, 2018 had a day off in nyc and went around the city to test out the moment anamorphic prototype lens. Getting true anamorphic footage from your dslr is very simple, just put an anamorphic projection lens in front of your normal lens taking lens. Anamorphic lens by moment does require a proprietary mount. A common setup would be to attach your favorite 50mm. This round sees the introduction of four new products. Nov 21, 20 though shooting with anamorphic lenses isnt anything new, the aesthetic it produces, the dimentionality and oval bokeh, has become more and more popular among independent filmmakers. Anamorphic shooting on your smartphone with moment lenses. It allows for a wide range of scenes to be compressed into the standard frame area.
Create professional wideformat films with this anamorphic. Jul 28, 2015 magic hour shot on an iphone 6 with moondog labs 1. Apr 01, 2019 though were talking up the iphone here, lenses are often compatible with all modern smartphones and can be purchased individually or in a kit offering usually 34 models. The square lens will give iphone video a similar look to the wide. Panamorph demo theater pdt walkthrough this guide opens in a separate tab from the pdt. Sorority rising, ex machina, last passenger, step up, cashback, poltergeist, manda bala send a bullet, star wars. The pdt is designed to let you go through multiple what if scenarios for the design, setup and use of your ultrawide home theater with or without an. Panamorphs paladin dcr lens system works with the anamorphic upconversion modes now incorporated into all new sony and jvc 4k4096 projectors, repurposing unused black letterbox bars to deliver 2. New mobile telephones, such as the apple iphone 4, htc touch. It wasnt just the anamorphic dimensions full16x9 stills but the glass was really flattering too. The material you need for your project can be easily found. Since hearing about sean bakers use of the adapter on his sundance hit tangerine i have been curious how practical it might be to shoot a film using the iphone. It is categorized according to the spheric or anamorphic formats.
Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on. He launches into a discussion on anamorphic lenses upon my asking for an explanation on them. With a nonanamorphic lens, the picture is recorded onto the film negative such that its full width fits within the films frame, but not its full height. He also used a cooke zoom either a 20100 or 25250 with an anamorphic rear adapter.
Joe dunton is a british bafta winning camera equipment guy who has always held a great fascination with anamorphic lenses, and was one of. Jun 26, 2015 the iphone 6 and 6 plus have great cameras, but would you use them to make a proper film. Another available option is to do the search considering the manufacturer. Anamorphic lens for sale in uk 18 used anamorphic lens. Shooting with an anamorphic lens on an ordinary dslr. These lenses are still much much sharper and more affordable. Moondog labs makes lenses and camera accessories that give filmmakers and photographers creative new tools. Cucalorus 22 celebrates the film contributions of joe dunton. By using a lens, you can keep your devices full resolution while changing the aspect ratio, with only simple desqueezing required in postproduction. An anamorphic lens to my filmmakers kit will make a great addition. My son lester and i own both the mitchell camera company and ef moy, which now manufactures lens mounts to house vintage lenses, in addition to track and. Our anamorphic lens kits are cinemagrade lenses adaptable for modern dslr and cinema cameras. It also refers to the projection format in which a distorted image is stretched by an anamorphic projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio on the viewing screen.
I am a big fan of anamorphic lenses last 5 years at list,even when i shoot a tv spot i insist to shoot anamorphic for its shallow dof,flares bokeh and all that. You should be able to rent xtal express lenses from any panavision branch, the inventory is worldwide. Panamorph demo theater guide panamorph 4k8k anamorphic. Jan 06, 2017 isco anamorphic lenses are the very best anamorphic lens available for shooting with dslr cameras. Anamorphic lens lits attach to the front filter thread of a prime lens and double the horizontal view. I want to shoot a movie through a cokebottle lens, joe dunton. We are inventors and optics geeks with decades of experience in lens design and production, particularly for cameras and projectors. With this anamorphic lens from moondog labs, you can.
There are 23 anamorphic lenses for the iphone on the market. Im really interested in moondog labs anamorphic lens, but i dont know if theyre compatible for iphone 7s, and at this point im desperate. How to get cinematic footage with your iphone sandmarc. Anamorphic lenses allow filmmakers to achieve a widescreen look on 35 mm film. Dec 02, 20 moondog labs is kickstarting its anamorphic adapter lens for iphone 55s that will allow iphoneographers to capture a widescreen video or still when shooting in a standard aspect ratio. When the lens is subjected to vivid light, either through car headlights, street lights or any hard light during night shoots, it creates a lens flare similar to what you see in movies. Joe dunton was a british camera engineer who developed similar anamorphics under the name of xtal express, but he was not connected to technovision afaik. Lenses panavision cooke xtal xpress joe dunton camera. Add a set of oval compression lenses to the lens, and the film will be vertically stretched to fit. Jdcs innovations include its anamorphic lens system, as well as 35mm 20. To move this page to a separate window just drag the browser tab to a different part of your screen.
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